Improvement in hand-plows



UNITED S'iulrns Parra.Nr OFFICE.

,NELSON RUE, OF HARRODSBURG, KENTUCKY.

IM PROVEMENT IN HAN D-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,497, dated March 7, 1871.

` Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON RUE, of Har- `rodsburggin the county of Mercer and in the hereinafterfully set forth. i

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now `proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in whichy `Figure l is a perspective view o f my garden implement with turning-plow attached.

' Fig.` 2 `isa perspective view of a shovel to work on the same beam. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an attachment for shaving walks; and Figs/l and 5 show adouble-shovelattachment.

A A represent two bars of suitable length, the front ends of which are turned downward at right angles, and havea series of holes through them. Between these turned-down ends of the bars A Ais placed the wheel B, which is adjusted to any height desired by changing the bolt which forms the axle for the wheel in the different holes in the front ends of. the

ars.

Back of the wheel B the bars A A are turned inward and then toward the rear again, so that the rear ends will be sufficiently far apart that, when the beam G is inserted between them, the front ends will allow the wheel B to turn freely. y

wThe handles D D are pivoted one to each bar A ata suitable pointbetween its front end and the point where it bends inward, and they are adjusted to any desired height upon the stays E E, which are secured by the same bolt a which pivots the beam C between the rear ends of the bars A A.

The bars A A, wheel B, handles D D, and stays E E form the main portion of my garden implement, to which the various devices are attached.

The beam Gis, as'above mentioned, pivoted by the bolt c between the rear ends of the bars A A, and its front end is extended above and below, as shown. In this extension is a series of holes, through one of which, and through the bars A A, another bolt, b, is passed to hold the beam firmly in place. By changing the bolt b in either one of the other holes in the front end of the beam, the plow will be regulated to run deeper or shallower,V

as may be desired.

The lower end of the beam C is made round at w, and turned up so as to form, as it were, a pin or rivet of the same length as the thickness of the turningplow Gr. This pin is passed through a hole in said plow, andthe plow further secured by a bolt and nut, d, at its upper end.

H represents a shovel-plow, to be attached to the beam Cin precisely the same manner as the turning-plow G when this has been removed.

I represents a beam of somewhat similar shape to the beam C, and which is to be adjusted and fastened between the bars A A in precisely the same manner. At the lower `end of the beam I is secured the knife J,

which cuts or shaves the walk.

K is an adjustable gage attached to the beam I and moving in rear of the knife. It answers the double purpose of a scraper and a gage to regulate the cutting thin or thick.

'It is fastened by means of a loop or stirrup, f,

ceive either of the plow-beams C, L, or I, al1 constructed substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of July, 1870.

NELSON RUEL Witnesses:

Z. MCBRAYN,

J oHN LI'rsEY. 

